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Overview

Stone Armor is a Tanker primary powerset in City of Heroes and a Brute secondary powerset in City of Villains.

Power Tables

The Stone Armor powerset is available as a primary powerset for Tankers and a secondary powerset for Brutes. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

	Power	Level as Primary	Level as Secondary	Effect
	Rock Armor	1	1	Toggle Self +Defense(Lethal, Smashing), +Resistance(DeBuff Defense)
	Stone Skin	1	2	Auto: Self +Resistance(Lethal, Smashing)
	Earth's Embrace	2	4	Self +Max Health, +Resistance(Toxic)
	Mud Pots	6	10	Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect, Minor Damage over Time(Fire), Foe: Immobilize, -Speed
	Rooted	8	16	Toggle: Self +Resistance(Knockback, Sleep, Disorient, Hold, Endurance Drain, Defense DeBuff), Self -Speed, +Regeneration
	Brimstone Armor	12	20	Toggle: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold)
	Crystal Armor	18	28	Toggle: Self +Defense(Energy, Negative), +Resistance(Defense DeBuff)
	Minerals	26	35	Toggle: Self +Defense(Psionic), +Resistance(Confuse), +Perception
	Granite Armor	32	38	Self, +Resistance(All but Psionics), +Defense(All but Psionics), -Speed, -Recharge, -Damage

Powers

Brimstone Armor

While this power is active, your skin becomes encrusted in cracked magma. Brimstone Armor makes you highly resistant to Fire and Cold damage. Cannot be active at the same time as Granite Armor.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	20 (Brute)
	12 (Tanker)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories	Resist Damage

Crystal Armor

While this power is active, your skin becomes encrusted in various quartz crystals. Crystal Armor makes Energy and Negative Energy attacks less likely to hit. This power also grants you resistance to Defense DeBuffs. Cannot be active at the same time as Granite Armor.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	28 (Brute)
	18 (Tanker)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Defense(Energy, Negative)
	+Resistance(Defense DeBuff)
Enhancements	Enhance Defense Buffs
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Defense

Earth's Embrace

You are so connected to the Earth, you can draw upon its power to add to your own health. Activating this power increases your maximum health, and grants you resistance to Toxic Damage.

Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	4 (Brute)
	2 (Tanker)
Effects	Self +Max Health
	+Resistance(Toxic)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Heal
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories	Resist Damage
	Healing/Absorb

Granite Armor

When you activate this power, you are transformed into a massive bulk of unyielding Granite. Your incredible mass makes you almost completely invulnerable and resistant to most effects. However, you also become quite heavy, cannot fly, your attack and movement speed are Slowed and you do less damage. Granite Armor also grants you high resistance to Defense DeBuffs.Cannot be active at the same time as other Armors in this set, Fly powers, Sprint, Super Speed, or Jump powers.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	38 (Brute)
	32 (Tanker)
Effects	Self, +Resistance(All but Psionics)
	+Defense(All but Psionics)
	-Speed, -Recharge, -Damage
Enhancements	Enhance Defense Buffs
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories	Defense
	Resist Damage

Minerals

Activating this power summons several rare earth rock minerals to orbit around you. These minerals can disperse thought patterns and make Psionic attacks less likely to hit. They also bring clarity of the mind and increase your Perception to see hidden foes and grant resistance to Confusion. Cannot be active at the same time as Granite Armor.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	35 (Brute)
	26 (Tanker)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Defense(Psionic)
	+Resistance(Confuse)
	+Perception
Enhancements	Enhance Defense Buffs
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Defense

Mud Pots

While this power is active, you draw upon the geothermal power of the Earth to create a bubbling pool of hot mud around yourself. All foes in melee range will become snared and entrapped in the mud, Immobilizing some and Slowing others. The boiling heat from Mud Pots may also deal some damage over time to the snared foes.

Recharge	Fast
Damage	Minor Damage over Time(Fire)
Minimum Level	10 (Brute)
	6 (Tanker)
Effects	Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect
	Foe: Immobilize, -Speed
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage
	Slow Movement

Rock Armor

Your skin becomes stone while this power is active. Stone Armor protects you from Smashing and Lethal attacks. They are less likely to land and affect you. Stone Armor also grants you resistance to Defense DeBuffs. Cannot be active at the same time as Granite Armor.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Brute)
	1 (Tanker)
Effects	Toggle Self +Defense(Lethal, Smashing)
	+Resistance(DeBuff Defense)
Enhancements	Enhance Defense Buffs
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Defense

Rooted

While this power is active, you merge with the Earth and draw forth its power to become resistant to Knockback, Sleep, Hold, Disorient and Endurance Drain effects, and increase your Hit Point Regeneration rate. You must remain in close contact with the Earth, so you will move extremely slow and you cannot active Fly powers, Sprint, Super Speed, or Jump powers while this power is active. Rooted also grants you resistance to Defense DeBuffs.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	16 (Brute)
	8 (Tanker)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Resistance(Knockback, Sleep, Disorient, Hold, Endurance Drain, Defense DeBuff)
	Self -Speed, +Regeneration
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Heal
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Healing/Absorb

Stone Skin

Your tough skin is naturally resistant to Smashing and Lethal damage. This power is always on and costs no Endurance.

Minimum Level	2 (Brute)
	1 (Tanker)
Effects	Auto: Self +Resistance(Lethal, Smashing)
Enhancements	Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories	Resist Damage

External Links

• Stone Armor for Tankers at Titan Network's RedTomax
• Stone Armor for Brutes at Titan Network's RedTomax